JP5996908B2 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and display method of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and an ultrasonic image generation method, and in particular, generates an ultrasonic image based on a reception signal obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves from an ultrasonic probe, and generates an ultrasonic image on a display unit. The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that displays a sound wave image.

  Conventionally, in the medical field, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus using an ultrasonic image has been put into practical use. In general, this type of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus transmits an ultrasonic beam from an array transducer of an ultrasonic probe into a subject, receives an ultrasonic echo from the subject with the array transducer, and receives the received signal. An ultrasonic image is generated by electrical processing in the diagnostic apparatus body.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, ultrasonic diagnostic apparatuses have been developed that perform various examinations based on ultrasonic images and assist the examination itself so that even an operator with little experience or knowledge can perform the examination. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an image diagnostic apparatus that displays an examination procedure on a display unit for the purpose of improving examination efficiency. Further, Patent Literature 2 and Patent Literature 3 disclose an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which an examination procedure (operation procedure) is registered in advance and examination can be performed according to the registered examination procedure.
According to such an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, even an operator with little experience or knowledge can perform an inspection efficiently without being confused by the operation.

JP 2010-115478 A JP-A-2005-270424 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-10689

However, in the conventional ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, when a series of inspections set in advance using the generated ultrasonic image is performed, for example, as shown in FIG. All the blocks representing various inspection items, inspection parts, execution keys, etc. that can be inspected are displayed, and only the block that is being inspected is highlighted. Although the inspection of the running by checking the highlighted block can be recognized, whether the test to what extent a series of inspection has been finished, the fact that what is left is how much inspection item after Could not be understood from the operation display screen.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of easily confirming the progress of examination when performing a series of examinations using ultrasonic images.

In order to solve the above problems, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention transmits an ultrasonic wave toward a subject using an ultrasonic probe, and generates an ultrasonic image by the main body of the diagnostic apparatus based on the received data obtained. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that performs an inspection based on an ultrasonic image, a display unit that displays a series of inspection items related to ultrasonic diagnosis in a time series and displays them simultaneously in one screen, and a series of inspections in the display unit Among the items, a control unit that highlights an inspection item currently being implemented is provided.

  Furthermore, a selection part for an operator to select one inspection item among a series of inspection items displayed on the display part is provided, and when the one inspection item is selected via the selection part, the control part is a series. It is preferable to control the diagnostic apparatus main body so that the inspection items after the selected inspection item are performed among the inspection items.

  In addition, the control unit can control the diagnostic apparatus main body so that a series of examination items are started from the examination item selected via the selection unit. Further, when the previous inspection item is selected through the selection unit while leaving the inspection item that has not yet been performed, the control unit skips the inspection item that has not yet been performed and the previous inspection item is performed. It is preferable to control the main body of the diagnostic apparatus so that the

  In addition, the control unit performs diagnosis such that when an already performed inspection item is selected via the selection unit, an inspection item after the already performed inspection item selected from the series of inspection items is performed. The apparatus main body can also be controlled.

  Further, the control unit may cause the display unit to display the display of the number of inspections performed or the display of the reflection status of the inspection information together with the inspection items.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the display part and the selection part are comprised with the touch panel.

  According to the present invention, the display unit displays a series of examination items related to the ultrasonic diagnosis in time series and displays them simultaneously in one screen, and the control unit highlights the examination items currently being executed out of the series of examination items. Since it is displayed, the progress of a series of inspections can be easily confirmed.

1 is a perspective view showing an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation display when executing a series of examinations related to blood vessels in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation display when executing a series of examinations regarding obstetrics in the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation display at the time of selecting a predetermined | prescribed inspection item in FIG. (A) is a diagram schematically showing the positional relationship between the mother and the fetus when there is no bias in the position of the fetus, and (B) is the position between the mother and the fetus when there is a bias in the position of the fetus. It is a figure which shows a relationship typically. (A)-(D) is a figure which shows the operation display in the case of performing the amniotic fluid amount test | inspection in Embodiment 3 in steps. It is one block in the operation display in Embodiment 4, (A) is a block of the inspection item in which the inspection information is reflected, and (B) is an inspection item in which the number of inspections already performed is reflected. It is a figure which shows a block. It is a figure which shows the operation display in the conventional ultrasonic diagnosing device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 shows an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe 1 and a diagnostic apparatus main body 3 connected to the ultrasonic probe 1 via a communication cable 2.

  The diagnostic device body 3 includes a housing 4 and a lid body 6 that is rotatably attached to one end of the housing 4 via a hinge portion 5. The casing 4 has a substantially flat plate shape, and an operation unit 7 for an operator to perform various operations is formed on the surface. A touch panel 9 is installed on the hinge unit 5 side of the operation unit 7. Yes. The lid 6 also has a substantially flat plate shape, and a display unit 8 is formed on the inner surface of the housing 4 that faces the operation unit 7 as the hinge unit 5 rotates.

Here, the internal configuration of the ultrasonic probe 1 and the diagnostic apparatus body 3 is shown in FIG.
The ultrasonic probe 1 has an array transducer 11, a transmission circuit 12 and a reception circuit 13 are connected to the array transducer 11, and a probe control unit 14 is connected to the transmission circuit 12 and the reception circuit 13.

The diagnostic apparatus main body 3 has a signal processing unit 21 connected to the receiving circuit 13 of the ultrasonic probe 1 via the communication cable 2. The signal processing unit 21 includes a DSC (Digital Scan Converter) 22 and an image processing unit 23. The display control unit 24 and the image display unit 8 are sequentially connected. An image memory 25 is connected to the image processing unit 23, and an image generation unit 26 is formed by the signal processing unit 21, the DSC 22, the image processing unit 23, and the image memory 25. A panel control unit 27 is connected to the touch panel 9.
Furthermore, a main body control unit 30 is connected to the signal processing unit 21, DSC 22, display control unit 24, and panel control unit 27, and the operation unit 7, storage unit 31, inspection memory 32, and touch panel 9 are connected to the main body control unit 30, respectively. It is connected.
The probe control unit 14 of the ultrasonic probe 1 and the main body control unit 30 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 are connected to each other via the communication cable 2.

  The array transducer 11 of the ultrasonic probe 1 has a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array. Each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers transmits an ultrasonic wave according to the drive signal supplied from the transmission circuit 12 and receives an ultrasonic echo from the subject to output a reception signal. Each ultrasonic transducer includes, for example, a piezoelectric ceramic represented by PZT (lead zirconate titanate), a polymer piezoelectric element represented by PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), PMN-PT (magnesium niobate / lead titanate). It is constituted by a vibrator in which electrodes are formed on both ends of a piezoelectric body made of a piezoelectric single crystal represented by a solid solution).

  When a pulsed or continuous wave voltage is applied to the electrodes of such a transducer, the piezoelectric material expands and contracts, generating pulsed or continuous wave ultrasonic waves from the respective transducers, and synthesizing those ultrasonic waves. As a result, an ultrasonic beam is formed. In addition, each transducer generates an electric signal by expanding and contracting by receiving propagating ultrasonic waves, and these electric signals are output as ultrasonic reception signals.

  The transmission circuit 12 includes, for example, a plurality of pulsars, and an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the plurality of ultrasonic transducers of the array transducer 11 based on a transmission delay pattern selected according to a control signal from the probe control unit 14. The delay amount of each drive signal is adjusted so that the sound wave forms an ultrasonic beam, and then supplied to a plurality of ultrasonic transducers.

The reception circuit 13 amplifies the reception signals transmitted from the ultrasonic transducers of the array transducer 11 and performs A / D conversion, and then, based on the reception delay pattern selected according to the control signal from the probe control unit 14. According to the set sound speed or distribution of sound speed, the reception focus process is performed by adding each received signal with a delay. By this reception focus processing, reception data (sound ray signal) in which the focus of the ultrasonic echo is narrowed is generated.
The probe control unit 14 controls each unit of the ultrasonic probe 1 based on various control signals transmitted from the main body control unit 30 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 3.

The signal processing unit 21 of the diagnostic apparatus body 3 corrects the attenuation by the distance according to the depth of the reflection position of the ultrasonic wave on the reception data generated by the reception circuit 6 of the ultrasonic probe 1, and then the envelope By performing the detection process, a B-mode image signal that is tomographic image information related to the tissue in the subject is generated.
The DSC 22 converts (raster conversion) the B-mode image signal generated by the signal processing unit 21 into an image signal according to a normal television signal scanning method.
The image processing unit 23 performs various necessary image processing such as gradation processing on the B-mode image signal input from the DSC 22, and then outputs the B-mode image signal to the display control unit 24 or stores it in the image memory 25. Store.

The display control unit 24 causes the image display unit 8 to display an ultrasound diagnostic image based on the B-mode image signal that has been subjected to image processing by the image processing unit 23.
The image display unit 8 includes a display device such as an LCD, for example, and displays an ultrasound diagnostic image under the control of the display control unit 24. At the time of examination, a cursor, caliper, etc. for examination are superimposed on the ultrasonic diagnostic image as necessary.

The operation unit 7 is arranged on the surface of the housing 4 and has various operation buttons for an operator to perform an input operation.
The storage unit 31 stores an operation program and an inspection program including a series of inspection items, and includes a hard disk, a flexible disk, an MO, an MT, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, an SD card, a CF card, and a USB memory. Or a recording medium such as a server can be used.
The inspection memory 32 is a memory in which information related to inspection results such as measurement values obtained by inspection is stored.
The main body control unit 30 controls each unit in the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 based on various command signals input from the operation unit 7 by the operator.

  The signal processing unit 21, the DSC 22, the image processing unit 23, the display control unit 24, and the panel control unit 27 are composed of a CPU and an operation program for causing the CPU to perform various processes. You may comprise.

Further, the panel control unit 27 causes the touch panel 9 to display an operation display image corresponding to a series of inspection items output from the main body control unit 30.
The touch panel 9 is a device having both a display function and a position input function. For example, a transparent film sensor that senses that an operator has touched the display device such as an LCD is attached to the touch panel 9. A predetermined operation signal is output based on the display and the contact position on the membrane sensor. As a detection method in the film sensor, a resistance film method, a capacitance method, or the like can be used.
The operation input through the touch panel 9 is output as an operation signal to the main body control unit 30, and a predetermined operation is performed by the main body control unit 30.
Instead of the touch panel 9, an operation display unit and an operation selection unit may be provided.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
By turning on the power switch arranged in the operation unit 7 of the casing 4 of the diagnostic apparatus main body 3, power is supplied to each part in the diagnostic apparatus main body 3 and the ultrasonic probe 1, and the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is activated. Is done.

  Then, in accordance with the drive signal from the transmission circuit 12 of the ultrasonic probe 1, ultrasonic beams are sequentially transmitted from the plurality of ultrasonic transducers of the array transducer 11, and the reception signals received by the ultrasonic transducers are sequentially transmitted to the reception circuit 13. Output data is generated. An image signal is generated by the image generation unit 26 of the diagnostic apparatus body 3 based on the received data, and an ultrasonic image is displayed on the image display unit 8 by the display control unit 24 based on the image signal.

Next, a desired inspection is performed based on the ultrasonic image generated and displayed on the image display unit 8.
On the touch panel 9 of the housing 4, for example, a series of inspection items for performing a series of inspections as shown in FIG. A series of inspection items is set in advance in each of a plurality of inspection programs stored in the storage unit 31, and is displayed by calling one inspection program from the storage unit 31 through the operation unit 7 and the main body control unit 30. Alternatively, a series of inspection items may be newly created by operating the operation unit 7 or the touch panel 9.

In FIG. 3, the highlighted blocks 41 and 42 indicate the inspection items currently being inspected.
The Sequence block 40 in FIG. 3 indicates that a series of inspection items are currently displayed in sequence on the touch panel 9. The Vascular block 41 is highlighted to indicate that a blood vessel examination is currently being performed on the ultrasound image.

Also, blocks 42 to 47 arranged in time series show a series of examination items related to blood vessels.
The Lt. ScA Distance block 42 indicates an examination item for measuring the distance of the left subclavian artery (Left Subclavian Artery), and the Lt. RA Distance block 43 is an examination item for measuring the distance of the left radial artery (Left Radial Artery). Lt. BA Area block 44 indicates an inspection item for measuring the area of the left brachial artery (Left Brachial Artery). Lt. Graft prox. Distance block 45, Lt. Graft mid. Distance block 46, and Lt. The Graft dist. Distance block 47 indicates an inspection item for measuring the distance of the left arterial graft (Left Arterial Graft).

In FIG. 3, since the Lt. ScA Distance block 42 is currently highlighted, an examination is performed to measure the distance of the left subclavian artery among a series of examination items that are arranged in time series and simultaneously displayed in one screen. You can see that
In this case, for example, the main body control unit 30 displays a caliper for measuring the distance of the left subclavian artery on the image display unit 8 through the display control unit 24 so as to overlap the ultrasonic image, and the operator displays the operation unit 7. By operating the caliper, the distance of the left subclavian artery confirmed on the ultrasound image is measured. The distance measurement is performed by the main body control unit 30 based on, for example, two positions determined by a caliper.

When the distance of the left subclavian artery is measured, the distance information of the left subclavian artery is stored in the examination memory 32 by the main body control unit 30 and displayed on the image display unit 8 through the display control unit 24. When the measurement of the distance of the left subclavian artery is completed, the main body control unit 30 returns the Lt. ScA Distance block 42 to the normal display and highlights the Lt. RA Distance block 43 which is the next inspection item.
The main body control unit 30 displays a caliper for measuring the distance of the left radial artery on the ultrasonic display on the image display unit 8 through the display control unit 24. The subsequent operation is the same as the operation when the distance of the left subclavian artery is measured.

In the same manner, when the inspection is completed for all of the series of inspection items of the blocks 42 to 47 displayed on the touch panel 9 and information based on these inspections is stored in the inspection memory 32, an ultrasonic image is displayed. A series of inspections based on this is completed.
In the first embodiment, a series of inspection items are arranged in time series and simultaneously displayed in one screen, and the inspection item currently being inspected is highlighted. The progress of the inspection can be confirmed at a glance, and a series of inspections can be performed efficiently.

Embodiment 2
Next, taking a series of examinations often used in obstetrics as an example, the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention that can change the start position of a series of examinations will be described. The configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS.
FIG. 4 is an example of an operation display on the touch panel 9 when performing a series of tests often used in obstetrics. A Sequence block 50 and an OB Routine block 51 in FIG. 4 indicate that a series of inspection items frequently used in obstetrics stored in advance in the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus on the touch panel 9 are currently displayed in sequence.

In FIG. 4, a GS block 52 indicates a test item for confirming a gestational sac (Gestational Sac), a CRL block 53 indicates a test item for measuring a Crown Rump Length, and a BPD block 54 indicates a head of a child. The inspection item for measuring the large transverse diameter (Biparietal Diameter) is shown, the AC block 55 shows the inspection item for measuring the fetal abdominal circumference (Abdominal Circumference), and the FL block 56 measures the femur length (Femur Length). Indicates the inspection item to be performed.
The first highlighted GS block 52 in the series of examination items displayed in FIG. 4 is the default start position. Normally, the series of examinations starts from the examination of the gestational sac in the GS block 52. .

A series of examination items GS, CRL, BPD, AC, FL which is often used in obstetrics for the subjects early pregnancy, examination items GS, CRL, examines the BPD only midgestation test For a person , only the inspection items BPD, AC, and FL are inspected.
Therefore, in Embodiment 2, the start position of a series of examinations can be changed according to the pregnancy stage of the subject .

For a subject whose pregnancy stage is mid-gestation, as shown in FIG. 4, the operator touches the BPD block 54 in the series of inspection blocks displayed on the touch panel 9 and selects the inspection item BPD. As a result, the inspection start position is changed from the inspection item BPD as shown in FIG. That is, the main body control unit 30 receives an operation signal from the touch panel 9 and highlights the BPD block 54 of the touch panel 9 through the panel control unit 27.
When the start position is changed to the BPD block 54 , the main body control unit 30 controls the display control unit 24 and the image display unit 8 to superimpose calipers and the like necessary for measurement on the ultrasonic image as described above. indicate.

Although not shown, for the subject whose pregnancy stage is the early pregnancy, the examination item GS and the examination item CRL and the examination are advanced, and the examination is finished with the examination item BPD. The inspection end instruction is given through the operation unit 7 or the touch panel 9 after the measurement.
As described above, in the second embodiment, in a series of examinations, the examination start position is changed to avoid unnecessary examinations, reduce the burden on the subject , and increase examination efficiency.
Moreover, the above-mentioned default start position can also be changed beforehand among a series of inspection items. For example, the default start position may be changed from the GS block 52 to the BPD block 54 in advance with the subject in the second trimester or later as the main examination target.

Embodiment 3
Next, taking an example of a series of tests for measuring the amount of amniotic fluid, the operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention that can skip a predetermined test will be described. The configuration of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6 (A), when fetus B is near the center of mother M, the amount of amniotic fluid L is measured by measuring the free space depth from Q1 to Q4 shown in FIG. 6 (A). It is calculated by adding together.

  However, for example, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the fetus B is biased to the Q3 portion of the Q1 to Q4 portions of the mother M, the measurement point is measured because the distance between the measurement point and the fetus is short in the Q3 portion. Since the depth is not deep enough, measurement at the Q3 portion is not necessary.

FIGS. 7A to 7D are examples of operation displays on the touch panel 9 at the time of examination for measuring the amount of amniotic fluid. In FIG. 7 (A) ~ (D) , AF I block 61 represents the test of the amniotic fluid index (Amniotic Fluid Index), a series of Q1 block 62~Q4 block 65, FIG. 6 (A), the shown in (B) The inspection items corresponding to the positions of Q1 to Q4 of the mother M are shown.

If it is known that the fetus is close to Q3, as shown in FIGS. 7 (A) and 7 (B), after proceeding with the inspection items Q1 and Q2 and the inspection, as shown in FIG. 7 (C) When the Q3 block 64 which is the next inspection item is highlighted, the operator touches the Q4 block 65 of the touch panel 9 and selects the inspection item Q4, as shown in FIG. 7D. The unnecessary inspection item Q3 can be skipped, and the process can proceed to the inspection item Q4 ahead. That is, the main body control unit 30 receives an operation signal from the touch panel 9 and highlights the Q4 block 65 of the touch panel 9 through the panel control unit 27. Of course, a plurality of inspection items can be skipped.
Thus, in the third embodiment, only by selecting a test block to which the non-highlighted on the touch panel 9, it is possible to skip very easily unnecessary inspection in a series of tests, the subject (Here, the burden on the fetus and mother) can be reduced, and the examination efficiency can be increased.

Embodiment 4
In the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to any of the first to third embodiments, when the weight of the fetus is calculated, measurement of the above-mentioned BPD (large head horizontal diameter), AC (fetal abdominal circumference), and FL (femoral length) is performed. Although the value is estimated using the value, the measurement accuracy on the ultrasonic image may be changed after a few operations, so there is a case where it is desired to confirm the accuracy once after confirming the whole.
In such a case, it is preferable that it is possible to determine on the touch panel 9 whether the measurement value (inspection information) by the inspection is before being reflected or after being reflected. In that case, for example, as shown in FIG. 8A, it may be possible to determine whether the inspection information is reflected before or after reflection by emphasizing the shape of the inspection block.

Some inspection programs use the average of measured values by executing the same inspection a plurality of times.
In such a case, it is preferable that it can be determined on the touch panel 9 whether the series of inspections is the first measurement or the second measurement. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the number of inspections can be confirmed by displaying the number of inspections overlaid on the inspection block.

  In addition, when the operator selects an inspection block that has already been performed out of a series of inspection blocks displayed on the touch panel, the operator returns to the inspection item that has already been performed, and the subsequent series of inspection items is performed again. You may comprise. Also in this case, it is preferable that the number of inspections is displayed in the inspection block that has been inspected a plurality of times as described above.

  Although the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Good.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ultrasonic probe, 2 Communication cable, 3 Diagnostic apparatus main body, 4 Housing, 5 Hinge part, 6 Cover body, 7 Operation part, 8 Image display part, 9 Touch panel, 11 Array transducer, 12 Transmission circuit, 13 Reception circuit, 14 Probe control unit, 21 Signal processing unit, 22 DSC (Digital Scan Converter), 23 Image processing unit, 24 Display control unit, 25 Image memory, 26 Image generation unit, 27 Panel control unit, 30 Main unit control unit, 31 Storage unit, 32 Inspection memory.

Claims (14)

An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that transmits an ultrasonic wave toward a subject using an ultrasonic probe, generates an ultrasonic image by a diagnostic apparatus body based on the obtained reception data, and performs an inspection based on the ultrasonic image. And
A display unit that displays a series of examination items related to ultrasonic diagnosis in time series and displays them simultaneously in one screen;
In the display unit, among the series of inspection items, a control unit that highlights the inspection item currently being performed,
A selection unit for an operator to select one inspection item from the series of inspection items displayed on the display unit,
The control unit controls the diagnostic apparatus main body so that when one inspection item is selected via the selection unit, the inspection item after the selected inspection item is performed from the series of inspection items. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.   The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the diagnostic apparatus main body so that the series of examination items is started from the examination item selected via the selection unit. .   The control unit skips the inspection item that has not yet been performed and selects the previous inspection item when the previous inspection item is selected through the selection unit while leaving the inspection item that has not yet been performed. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the diagnostic apparatus main body is controlled to be implemented.   When the inspection item that has already been performed is selected via the selection unit, the control unit may perform the inspection items after the selected inspection item that has been selected among the series of inspection items. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the diagnostic apparatus main body is controlled.   5. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a display of the number of inspections performed or a display of a reflection status of inspection information together with the inspection items. Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment.   The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit and the selection unit are configured by a touch panel. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that transmits an ultrasonic wave toward a subject using an ultrasonic probe, generates an ultrasonic image by a diagnostic apparatus body based on the obtained reception data, and performs an inspection based on the ultrasonic image. And
A display unit that displays a series of examination items related to ultrasonic diagnosis in time series and displays them simultaneously in one screen;
In the display unit, the control unit for highlighting the inspection item currently being executed out of the series of inspection items, and
The control unit causes the display unit to display a display of the number of inspections performed or a reflection status display of inspection information together with the inspection items. A diagnostic apparatus main body that transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject using an ultrasonic probe and generates an ultrasonic image based on the obtained received data, a display unit that displays inspection items of an inspection, the diagnostic apparatus main body, A method for displaying an examination performed in an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that has a control means for controlling the display means and performs the examination based on the ultrasound image generated by the diagnostic apparatus body,
The control means arranges a series of examination items related to ultrasonic diagnosis in time series and simultaneously displays them in one screen of the display means, and is currently implemented among the series of examination items displayed on the display means. Highlight the inspection item
When one inspection item of the series of inspection items displayed on the display unit is selected by the operator via the selection unit, the control unit is configured to select the inspection items after the selected inspection item of the series of inspection items. A display method for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, wherein display of the display means is controlled so that examination items are sequentially performed on the diagnostic apparatus main body.   9. The ultrasonic diagnosis according to claim 8, wherein the control means controls the display of the display means so that the series of examination items is started in the diagnostic apparatus main body from the selected examination items. Device display method.   When a previous inspection item is selected while leaving an inspection item that has not yet been performed, the control unit skips the inspection item that has not yet been performed, and the previous inspection item is performed on the diagnostic apparatus body. The display method of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the display of the display means is controlled to control the display.   When an inspection item that has already been performed is selected, the control means is configured so that the inspection item after the already performed inspection item selected from the series of inspection items is performed on the diagnostic apparatus body. The display method of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein display of the display unit is controlled.   The ultrasonic diagnosis according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the control means displays on the display means the number of examinations performed or a reflection status of examination information together with the examination items. Device display method. A touch panel is the display means and the selection means;
The method for displaying an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the inspection item is selected via the touch panel. A diagnostic apparatus main body that transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject using an ultrasonic probe and generates an ultrasonic image based on the obtained received data, a display unit that displays inspection items of an inspection, the diagnostic apparatus main body, A method for displaying an examination performed in an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that has a control means for controlling the display means and performs the examination based on the ultrasound image generated by the diagnostic apparatus body,
The control means displays a series of examination items related to ultrasonic diagnosis in a time series and simultaneously displays them in one screen of the display means,
The control means highlights the inspection item currently being executed among the series of inspection items displayed on the display means,
The display method of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, wherein the control means displays on the display means the number of examinations performed or the reflection status of examination information together with the examination items.

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